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Sunday, February 7
Time	Session/Lecture info
10:00-13:30	Assemble at The David Lopatie Conference Centre
10:00-11:00	Registration & coffee
11:00-12:00	Prof Jim DeYoreo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory A Unifying Framework for Understanding Complex Pathways of Matrix Assembly and Mineral Formation
12:00-13:30	Lunch
14:00-20:00	Kibbutz Mashabei Sadeh
14:00-16:00	Travel to Kibbutz Mashabei Sadeh
16:00-18:30	Check in and leisure time
18:30-20:00	Dinner
20:00-23:00	Overview of the Field of Biomineralization
20:00-20:45	Prof. Lia Addadi, Weizmann Institute of Science Transient Mineral Phases in Biomineralization
20:45-23:00	Celebrate Lia's 65th Birthday

Monday, February 8
Time	Session/Lecture info
09:00-19:30	Minerals and Mineralized Materials in Biology
09:00-09:45	Prof. Joanna Aizenberg , Harvard University Biomineralization and Multifunctionality
09:45-10:30	Prof. Leeor Kronik , Weizmann Institute of Science Properties of Biologically Relevant Materials from First Principles
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:45	Prof Helmut Colfen , University of Konstantz Non Classical Nucleation and Growth Pathways in Biomineralization
11:45-12:15	Prof. Gil Goobes Some Insights into the Actions of Bio-Molecular Engineers of Minerals
12:15-12:45	Dr. Jinhui Tao Nucleation of Calcium Phosphate on Collagen/Amelogenin Surfaces by Using In-Situ Techniques
12:45-14:00	Lunch
14:00-17:00	Trip to Makhtesh Hagadol: Jurassic Coral Reefs
18:30-19:30	Dinner
19:30-22:00	Evolution of Biomineralization
19:30-20:15	Prof Andrew Knoll , Harvard University The early evolution of animal biomineralization and its biogeochemical consequences
20:15-22:00	Poster Session

Tuesday, February 9
Time	Session/Lecture info
09:00-09:45	Tuesday 09.02.2016
09:00-09:45	Prof Pupa Gilbert, University of Wisconsin Nacre Structure as a Temperature Proxy
09:45-19:30	Biologically Produced Iron Minerals
09:45-10:30	Prof Nico Sommerdijk , Eindhoven University of Technology Bio-Inspired Crystallisation of Magnetite
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:45	Prof Dirk Schüler , University of Bayreuth Making Magnets by Microbes: Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology of Magnetosome Biomineralization in Magnetotactic Bacteria
11:45-12:15	Dr Raz Zarivach , Ben Gurion University of the Negev Structure-Function Studies of Iron Biomineralizing Proteins
12:15-12:30	Hila Nudelman, Ben Gurion University Structure and Function Analysis of MamC, a Magnetite-Associated Protein from Magnetotactic Bacteria
12:30-12:45	Yael Ettinger-Geller , Technion Controlling the Short-Range Order of Amorphous Oxides by Nanometer Size
12:45-14:00	Lunch
14:00-17:00	Guided Tours of the Archaeological Sites of Tel Arad and Mamshit
18:30-19:30	Dinner
19:30-22:00	Water
19:30-20:15	Prof Asher Schmidt , Technion The Role of Water During the Transformation of ACC into Calcite
20:15-22:00	Poster Session

Wednesday, February 10
Time	Session/Lecture info
09:00-20:00	Bone and Tooth Structure, Formation and Function
09:00-09:45	Prof Peter Fratzl , Max Planck Institute, Golm Bone Material-Structure and Mechanical Behavior
09:45-10:30	Prof Elazar Zelzer , Weizmann Institute of Science A Mechanical Jack-Like Mechanism Drives Spontaneous Fracture Healing
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:45	Prof Ron Shahar , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Fish Bone Structure and the Role of Osteocytes
11:45-12:00	Dr. Nadja Fratzl-Zelman , Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology, Vienna Bone Biopsy Studies of Rare Forms of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
12:00-12:15	Dr. Fabio Nudelman , University of Edinburgh The Self-Assembly of Type I Collagen Molecules into Fibrils in Solution
12:15-12:30	Prof. Eli Sone , University of Toronto Molecular Control of Collagen Mineralization at the Periodontal Ligament-Cementum Junction
12:30-12:45	Dr. Paul Zaslansky , Julius Wolff Institute, Berlin Compressive Residual Strains in Mineral Nanoparticles as a Possible Origin of Enhanced Crack Resistance in Human Tooth Dentin
12:45-14:30	Lunch
14:30-17:00	Travel to Eilat via Sdeh Boker (Boker Tachtit prehistoric archaeological site and spring in Nahal Zin)
17:00-18:00	Check-In
18:30-19:30	Dinner
20:00-22:00	Biological Tissues and Materials
20:00-20:45	Prof Elia Beniash , University of Pittsburgh Enamel: How it is Made
20:45-21:30	Prof Boaz Pokroy , Technion From Biomineralization to Bio-Inspired Materials
21:30-22:00	Prof Lara Estroff , Cornell University Bio-Inspired Crystal Growth: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Single Crystal Nanocomposites

Thursday, February 11
Time	Session/Lecture info
09:00-22:00	Biomineralization: Role of Macromolecules
09:00-09:30	Dr Tali Mass , University of Haifa Coral Skeleton Proteins and Their Functions in Mineral Formation
09:30-10:00	Dr. Smadar Ben Tabou de Leon VEGF Pathway Regulation of Biomineralization During Sea Urchin Larval Skeletogenesis
10:00-10:45	Prof Frederic Marin , University of Burgundy Proteins Associated to Calcium Carbonate Biominerals: Origin, Evolution, and Diagenesis
10:45-11:15	Coffee Break
11:15-12:00	Prof Derk Joester , Northwestern University Interfaces and Interphases in Tooth Biominerals
12:00-12:30	Dr Ira Ben Shir , Technion The Missing Link Between Crystalline and Occluded Organics: The Structure of Molecular Interfaces in Biogenic and Synthetic CaCO3 Composites by Solid State NMR
12:30-13:00	Dr. Assaf Gal , Max Planck Institute, Golm The Role of Organic Molecules in Coccolith Calcite Localization
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-17:00	Dr Bracha Farstey Plankton Lab Demonstrated by Dr Bracha Farstey (Israel Interuniversity Laboratory, Eilat) and Snorkeling in the Red Sea. (3 x 1hr sessions). Bring your own snorkeling equipment!
18:15-19:00	Prof Maggie Cusack , University of Glasgow Brachiopod Shell Formation: Recording Past Environments
19:00-20:00	BBQ Dinner on the Beach

Friday, February 12
Time	Session/Lecture info
09:00-20:00	Biomineralization: the Marine Biological Perspective
09:00-09:30	Dr Ray Keren , Tel Aviv University A Sponge-Associated Bacterium Mineralizes Arsenic and Barium in Organelle-Like Structure
09:30-09:45	Dr. Ingrid Weiss , INM Leibniz Institute for New Materials Molecular Motors in Biomineralization
09:45-10:00	Dr. Marie Alberic , Max Planck Institute, Golm Microstructural Characterization of Anhydrous Amorphous Calcium Carbonate and Calcite in Mature Sea Urchin Spines: Insights into Formation Mechanisms
10:00-10:45	Prof. Jonathan Erez , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Marine Calcification is Based on Seawater Supply to the Site of Biomineralization: Physiology, Shell Chemistry and Evolutionary Implications
10:45-11:15	Coffee Break
11:15-12:00	Prof Colin Brownlee , Marine Biological Association of the UK An Unexpected Requirement for Si in Coccolithophore Calcification: Mechanistic, Evolutionary and Ecological Implications
12:00-12:45	Prof. Alberto Perez-Huerta , University of Alabama Biomineralization: A Key to Understanding Geochemical Proxies
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-16:30	Visit to the Aquarium: Guided Tour of the Biomineralizing Animals
16:30-16:45	Dr. James Weaver , Harvard University High Resolution Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing: 3D Fabrication of Biologically Inspired Materials
16:45-17:00	Prof. Giuseppe Falini , University of Bologna Coral Growth Under Future Ocean Acidification Scenarios
17:00-18:00	Prof Steve Weiner , Weizmann Institute of Science Summing It All Up and Open Discussion
19:00-20:00	Dinner

Saturday, February 13
Time	Session/Lecture info
11:00-16:00	Saturday 13.02.2015
11:00-16:00	Return to the Weizmann Institute via the Dead Sea (take a look at the Lisan Formation aragonite). Will arrive in Rehovot around 16:00. We will stop on the way for lunch (buy your own!)